Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (1455-20 September 1501) was an English nobleman and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband John Grey of Groby.

Biography
Thomas Grey was born in Groby, Leicestershire, England in 1455, the son of John Grey of Groby and Elizabeth Woodville. His mother's second marriage to Edward IV of England made her Queen of England, thus elevating Grey's status at the court and in the realm as the stepson of the king. He decided to join Henry Tudor during his invasion of England in 1483, but he deserted Tudor's ranks when he heard rumors that his mother had come to terms with Richard III of England. Grey was confined in the Tower of London in the year 1487, and he would accompany King Henry on his 1492 expedition to France. In 1497, he assisted in the suppression of a rebellion in Cornwall, and he died in 1501.